Lauren Klosinski | March 8, 2021 | Children and the Law
State lawmakers in Maine are looking at a bill that would ban the prosecution of young children. If the plan passes, Maine would be one of only three states to set a minimum age of 12 years old for people who can face criminal prosecution. As part of an ongoing effort...
Rachel Barkow | February 25, 2021 | Sentencing
Rachel E. Barkow of New York University School of Law has posted “Using the Corporate Prosecution and Sentencing Model for Individuals: The Case for a Unified Federal Approach” on SSRN (Law and Contemporary Problems, Forthcoming). The following is the...
Pamela Metzger and Greg Guggenmos | February 4, 2021 | Sentencing
This article was originally published by The University of Chicago Law Review Online. The following is the introduction. Footnotes have been omitted. The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing typically rural practice constraints on the United States’ urban and suburban...
Lauren Klosinski | February 3, 2021 | Sentencing
The Death Penalty Information Center has released its year-end report on “The Death Penalty in 2020.” The Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning...
Lauren Klosinski | January 27, 2021 | Sentencing
The Marshall Project posted an article detailing what the future of criminal justice could look like under the Biden administration. The article outlines key elements of President Biden’s policies on policing reform, juvenile justice, the death penalty, bail reform,...
